As we sit in our warm comfortable homes it is difficult to imagine what veterans are feeling today. As a community of people who care, Ecole Monsignor William Irwin School did well to reflect on the contribution of soldiers past and present at our Rememberance Day Celebration, at School on November 10th.
This is the altar for our Rememberance Day Celebration.
Students, parents and guests rose in solemn reflection as our students processed in during the ceremony.
Students sat in silence as they watched the video A Pittance of Time
Students, staff and guests all sang and prayed together in rememberance of those who gave their lives for peace in our country and around the world.
Father Bill's Liturgical Dancers provided an artistic and moving rendition to" In Flander's Fields", giving a strong mind, body and spirit representation to the celebration.
An interesting fact about food rations during the World Wars:
Who would have thought that War Time had any benefit at all? All the countries finances went into the war effort. Most of our sons, husbands, uncles and fathers were conscripted and our food was rationed. What good can come out of that? Surprisingly, food rationing proved to have positive health benefits for the citizens. The items rationed most, were the items that had the most detrimental effects on our overall health. Sugar, Flour, meat, eggs and dairy were all staples that were all greatly reduced in availability. However, not vegetables! Mmmmhh? Starting to get the picture?
After perusing a Veteran Affairs web site I found a recipe that was suggested as an alternative cookie recipe and thought someone might like to try it.
Wartime Carrot Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon margarine
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 to 2 teaspoons of vanilla essence
- 4 tablespoons grated raw carrot
- 6 tablespoons self-raising flour (or plain flour with 1/2 teaspoon baking powder added)
- 1 tablespoon of water
Directions
- Cream the margarine and the sugar together with the vanilla essence.
- Beat in the grated carrot.
- Fold in the flour. If mixture very dry then add a little water.
- Drop spoonfuls onto greased tray and press down just a little.
- Sprinkle tops with sugar and cook in an oven at 200 °C for about 20 minutes
It would be hard to get fat off of these cookies, they are more vegetable than cookie! If this topic interests you, use the link below to go to a video that shows a crazy foodie couple in the U.K. who actually tried the war time ration diet to see if they became fitter. It is the first in four parts, all of which you can find on YouTube. Supersizers go Wartime
Great post! The Remembrance Day celebration was beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThese wartime cookies sound interesting - I will have to give them a try this week!